Apples, Peaches, Pears, and Plums

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Bee Bee Bumblebee

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Song Analysis: 

Form: ABBB

Classroom Use:

Rhythm: Steady beat; rhythm; ta ta ta-di ta; ta-di ta-di ta-di ta; 2/4
Comparatives: loud/quiet; fast/slow; high/low
Game Type: Counting out
Subject: nature
Grade: Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st

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Classroom Ideas:

Loud / Quiet: 

• Play game using a loud or quiet voice. When a student is "out" he or she goes to a hand drum and plays along either loudly or quietly.

• Teacher plays hand drum either loudly or quietly. Students aurally identify and play the game as the teacher directed with the drum.

High / Low: 

• Pretend the bee is buzzing through the air (speak high). Pretend the bee has landed on a flower (speak low).

• Lean a barred instrument upon a chair so the high end is facing up. One student may play the rhyme with high or low pitches while the rest of the class speaks.

Fast / Slow: 

• Point to bee icons that are close together (fast) or far apart (slow).

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Hickety Pickety

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SongAnalysis: 

Form: AB

Classroom Use 

Rhythm: beat; ta-di ta-di ta-di ta
Comparatives: Loud / Quiet; High / Low; Fast / Slow
Game: hidden object
 

Engine Engine Number Nine

*Alternative Lyrics: 

Engine engine number nine, 
Going down Chicago line, 
See it sparkle see it shine, 
Engine engine number nine

Song Analysis: 

Form: AAAA

Classroom Use: 

Rhythm: beat; rhythm; ta-di ta-di ta-di ta; 2/4 meter
Comparitives: Loud/Quiet; High / Low; Fast / Slow
Subject: Transportation
Grade: Pre-school, Kindergarten, 1st